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Vector Legal, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-native law firm and legal technology platform for startups, closed a $5.19m seed financing. The round was led by Base10 Partners, shortly after completing Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its platform development efforts. Founded in 2026 by Mitch…

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The iPhone maker has accused OpenAI of stealing hardware secrets via its former employees. Apple has reportedly contacted around 40 of its former employees who now work for OpenAI, as it looks to gather evidence of alleged trade secrets theft by the AI juggernaut. The iPhone maker launched a major lawsuit against OpenAI last week,…

Tom Howell IV has a day job in fintech marketing, but on weekends, he has a side hustle as an ump for Little League games. It isn’t as easy as it sounds. “I got hit in the face, groin, shin, foot, hand and head,” he told the Wall Street Journal. But the bruises aren’t the…